Mie Honda Heat 20 - 17 Yokohama

Full time

23 Feb 2025

Stage: Conference B Round 9

Suzuka Sports Garden

Mie Honda Heat narrowly defeated Yokohama Canon Eagles 20-17 in a closely contested match at Suzuka Sports Garden. The Eagles started strong, with tries from Daly and Takezawa giving them an early lead. Nakao kept the Heat in contention with two penalties before halftime. After the break, Takenaka scored a crucial try for the Heat, leveling the match. The Eagles responded with a try from Li, regaining the lead through Nakao's conversion. In a dramatic finish, Ishida crossed the line for the Heat, sealing their victory with a late score. The match highlighted Nakao's pivotal role for the Heat and showcased the Eagles' resilience.

Weather

Temperature: 5.6°C (Feels like 3.1°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.9 km/h, gusting to 26.4 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 70%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Cormac Daly · Yokohama

0 - 5
14'

Penalty

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

3 - 5
22'

Try

Masayoshi Takezawa · Yokohama

3 - 10
23'

Conversion

Yu Tamura · Yokohama

3 - 12
25'

Penalty

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

6 - 12
36'

Substitution

Faf de Klerk on for Kazufumi Yamasuga · Yokohama
36'

Substitution

Liakimatagi Moli on for Cormac Daly · Yokohama
40'

Substitution

Ikuma Yamada on for Koki Hida · Mie Honda Heat
Halftime 6 - 12
Second Half
50'

Substitution

Yusuke Niwai on for Shunta Nakamura · Yokohama
50'

Substitution

Katsuyuki Hoshino on for Feinga Fakai · Mie Honda Heat
50'

Substitution

Waimana Kapa on for Jan Hendrik Swanepoel · Mie Honda Heat
50'

Substitution

Takumi Fujii on for Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa · Mie Honda Heat
59'

Substitution

Ryo Furuta on for Waimana Kapa · Mie Honda Heat
59'

Substitution

Taichi Takenaka on for Azuma Doei · Mie Honda Heat
62'

Try

Taichi Takenaka · Mie Honda Heat

11 - 12
63'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

13 - 12
63'

Substitution

Tomoki Minami on for Takato Okabe · Yokohama
63'

Substitution

Dawid Kellerman on for Larry Sulunga · Mie Honda Heat
63'

Substitution

Ryosuke Iwaihara on for Tatsuro Sugimoto · Yokohama
65'

Try

Tevita Li · Mie Honda Heat

18 - 12
66'

Conversion

Hayata Nakao · Mie Honda Heat

20 - 12
66'

Substitution

Viliame Takayawa on for Masayoshi Takezawa · Yokohama
69'

Substitution

Jumpei Ogura on for Yusuke Kajimura · Yokohama
71'

Try

Kippei Ishida · Yokohama

20 - 17
77'

Substitution

Masato Furukawa on for Billy Harmon · Yokohama
Fulltime 20 - 17

Player ratings

Mie Honda Heat

15 Gwangtee Oh 5.8
14 Larry Sulunga 6.3
13 Kyogo Okano 7.5
12 Fraser Quirk 7.1
11 Tevita Li 7.8
10 Hayata Nakao 6.9
9 Azuma Doei 6.6
1 Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa 6.0
2 Koki Hida 6.6
3 Feinga Fakai 7.8
4 Mark Abbott 7.2
5 Jan Hendrik Swanepoel 5.9
6 Franco Mostert 7.3
7 Pablo Matera 8.7
8 Talifolofola Tangipa 6.6
16 Ikuma Yamada 6.9
17 Takumi Fujii 6.0
18 Katsuyuki Hoshino 6.1
19 Ryo Furuta 6.8
20 Waimana Kapa –
21 Taichi Takenaka 7.0
22 Dawid Kellerman 7.0
23 Naoki Motomura –

Yokohama

15 Brendan Owen 7.5
14 Kippei Ishida 6.8
13 Ryo Tabata 7.3
12 Yusuke Kajimura 5.3
11 Masayoshi Takezawa 7.2
10 Yu Tamura 5.4
9 Kazufumi Yamasuga 6.1
1 Takato Okabe 6.4
2 Shunta Nakamura 7.3
3 Tatsuro Sugimoto 5.9
4 Cormac Daly 7.2
5 Matthew Philip 7.3
6 Billy Harmon 7.6
7 Naoto Shimada 7.3
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 6.7
16 Yusuke Niwai 6.9
17 Tomoki Minami 6.3
18 Ryosuke Iwaihara 5.9
19 Liakimatagi Moli 7.1
20 Masato Furukawa –
21 Faf de Klerk 5.6
22 Viliame Takayawa 5.9
23 Jumpei Ogura 6.0